Today we’ll be looking at how I created a flame thrower prop. In the wasteland, a good flamer thrower is an invaluable weapon against the horde, but proper flame throwers are hard to come by. But fear not, with a little Macgyvering you can build your own!
While I was perusing a local thrift store, I came across a larger than average caulking gun. It looked pretty old and beat up, and metal. It was a good starting place.
To fill the trough, I needed something that would fit snug and look like it could hold the pressurized fuel. I had a bunch of empty spray paint cans lying around, and they fit snug as a bug. First step was cutting off the top of one. I made sure it was super extra empty so I didn’t get a nasty surprise when I cut into it. 
Have you ever wondered what that thing rattling around inside a spray paint can is? Turns out, it’s a marble! When knew?
I cut the top off for 2 reasons. One was so that two cans could fit together, and two was to be able to use the top as the end of the flame thrower. I needed a nozzle for the end, and I happened to have a smart water bottle lying around, and I like the look of the tip.
As providence would have it, the tip fit EXACTLY onto the spray paint can top. It snapped right in. Didn’t need glue or anything. Tender mercies.
Next I wanted to paint the cans to help give them an industrial/dangerous feel. I masked them off with masking tape and then painted them yellow.
For the pilot light, I had a lighter lying around with a bendy neck, like this one:
I took it apart, being careful not to blow myself up. I sanded off some of the black paint, drilled a hole in the caulking gun and attached it with a nut and bolt.
I found a sink hose at a thrift store. There was already a hole in the back of the caulking gun where I removed the plunger thingamajig, so I fed through a bolt and glued it into the end of the hose.
Final Touch was to add some grip tape to the trigger and fore grip, glue in the tanks and nozzle, and give the nozzle a bit of rusty paint, and give the whole thing a touch of dirt. Mutants beware.
Fampocalypse 